There are many online resources available to you for conducting research. Listed below are some of the major sources to be used in your current assignment, the review of an article from an online magazine or periodical. Click in the appropriate box below to obtain a copy of the assignment.

 Locating Articles

Verifying Your Source/Author

Citing Your Source Using MLA Style

Miscellaneous Library Information

The Library has subscriptions to several excellent online databases to help you locate articles about nutrition and nutrition-related subjects.

• Health & Wellness Resource Center (InfoTrac)

On Campus Access
Off Campus Access*
About the Database
Sample Search: "nutrition and aging"
Hint: Use the "Date" boxes to limit by date
 
• Health Reference Center - Academic (InfoTrac)

On Campus Access
Off Campus Access*
About the Database
Sample Search: "cholesterol"
Hint: Use the "Limit...by date" box
Hint: To examine the contents of the journal issue containing your article: Open the article
        in full text format; scroll to the bottom of the record; click on View other articles in this issue
 
• Magazines and Periodicals (EBSCOhost)

On Campus Access
Off Campus Access*
How To Use This Resource HTML | PDF§
About the Database
Sample Search: "nutrition and obesity"
Hint: Use the "Guided Search" option
Hint: Use "Limit Your Results...Date Published" boxes
Hint: Check the "search within full text articles" box
Hint: Run a Publication Search to learn more about an individual periodical.
 
• General Reference Center Gold (InfoTrac)

On Campus Access
Off Campus Access*
About the Database
Sample Search: "antioxidants"
Hint: Use the "Limit...by date" box
Hint: Check the "in entire article content" radio button
Warning: This database does not allow you to limit to refereed or peer reviewed articles
 
• SIRS Knowledge Source

On Campus Access
Off Campus Access*
About the Database
Sample Search: "diet and nutrition"
Hint: Choose the "Keyword/Natural Language" search option
Warning: This database does not allow you to limit to refereed or peer reviewed articles
• Other useful databases are available on the Library's Articles & Databases web page.

§To read PDF files you must install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader. Information about this application, which is available for free, is available on the Library's Software Tools web page.

Verifying Your Source/Author

Here are some ways to verify your source:

• If possible, click the hyperlinked title of your magazine in the database.
• Consult the Magazines for Libraries (Z6941 M23 2000 REF) reference book in the Library.
• Try searching for a website for your magazine and see if there is a description of its contents and staff. The Library's Search Internet web page is a good place to begin.
• If the source you chose is a newsletter or pamphlet, you can try to locate information about it via two different reference resources:
• Check the Associations on the Net (AON) web site. AON is a collection of over 2,000 official association sites on the Internet.
• Consult the Encyclopedia of Associations (AS22 E5 1997 REF) reference book in the Library. This information source contains listings for nearly 23,000 national organizations.

• Scroll to the bottom of your article and look for information about the author.
• If possible, click the author's hyperlinked name in your article and look at other publications that he or she has.
• Scan the article to see if your author is affiliated with a college or university, then look for him or her at that school (see the "Colleges & Universities" listing on the Library's Internet Reference web page to browse college and university web sites).

Here are some places to consult for Modern Language Association (MLA) style:

• There are sample MLA citation styles listed for:
• Health & Wellness Resource Center (InfoTrac)

Click "Help" near the top of the screen, then choose "Citing Works from HWRC."
• Health Reference Center - Academic (InfoTrac)

Choose "Help" in the left-hand frame, then "Help Index" in the following left-hand frame, then click the "How Do I Cite an Article?" link.
• Magazines and Periodicals (EBSCOhost)
• General Reference Center Gold (InfoTrac)

Choose "Help" in the left-hand frame, then "Help Index" in the following left-hand frame, then click the "How Do I Cite an Article?" link.
• SIRS Knowledge Source

Click the word "Cite" located in the upper, right-hand corner of the screen.
• Check the online Guide for Writing Research Papers based on Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation.
• See the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (LB2369 G53 1999 REF) reference book in the Library.

If you need to come to the Library to conduct some or all of your research, you can see a listing of available hours on the Library's Library Hours web page.

If you would like to contact a librarian for assistance during hours when the Library is not open, please Ask A Librarian or leave a phone message at (530) 225-4975.

All of the resources listed on this page (and more) are available via the Shasta College Library web site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.